WILMINGTON · NC · FCC DATA

Best cell phone coverage in Wilmington Wilmington, North Carolina

AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon all report outdoor coverage of between 98.7% and 100% of Wilmington, NC, so no carrier wins on outdoor coverage here.

Carrier-reported coverage from FCC carrier filings as of December 31, 2025, not measured signal. How these figures are read

RESULT · WILMINGTON, NC

Coverage in Wilmington, NC

Population 125,284 (Census 2024 estimate)

What stands out in Wilmington

  • T-Mobile reports 89.2% of Wilmington in a moving car, against 29.7% of North Carolina as a whole.
  • Wilmington has the lowest AT&T figure outdoors of the 10 mostly-land cities in North Carolina on this site: 98.7%.
  • Beyond the city limits it thins: across New Hanover County, T-Mobile reports 46.3% in a moving car, against 89.2% in Wilmington.
  • 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 99.2% of Wilmington, against 49.9% of North Carolina.
✓ ALL THREE WITHIN 1.3 POINTS
All three carriers
98.7–100%

AT&T vs T-Mobile vs Verizon in Wilmington

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Verizon
Outdoor
100%
In car
98.9%
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T-Mobile
Outdoor
99.3%
In car
89.2%
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AT&T
Outdoor
98.7%
In car
98.1%

4G and 5G across all carriers in Wilmington

4G LTE
100%
5G 7/1
100%
5G 35/3
99.2%

Check your street on each carrier's map

Verizon coverage map → T-Mobile coverage map → AT&T coverage map →

Around Wilmington, in New Hanover County

The towns nearby where one carrier reports the least outdoors: Carolina Beach (AT&T 91%).

Questions about coverage in Wilmington

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How does Wilmington compare with the rest of North Carolina?

Outdoors Verizon 100% (state 89.7%), T-Mobile 99.3% (state 68%), AT&T 98.7% (state 76.5%); in a moving car Verizon 98.9% (state 43.8%), AT&T 98.1% (state 50.1%), T-Mobile 89.2% (state 29.7%).

ZIP codes mostly inside Wilmington

28403.

See the statewide North Carolina comparison, or coverage in Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Durham, Winston-Salem, Fayetteville, Cary, High Point, Concord.

Cities with figures closest to Wilmington's: Orlando, FL, Boise, ID, San Antonio, TX, Visalia, CA, Tulsa, OK.